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IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Histoplasma Capsulatum Infections in HIV-AIDS
Indications for Initiating Primary Prophylaxis:
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IDSA Recommendations ... for Preventing ... Infections in HIV-AIDS ... weeks or until clinically ... #management #opportunistic
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
travel hx, home meds ... interstitial diffuse infections ... NOT definitively diagnose ... #Lung #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
to 8 years Clinical ... : Pneumonia • Autoimmune ... : • Nephrotic syndrome ... (Epstein-Barr syndrome ... #management
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Coccidiodomycosis in HIV-AIDS
Treating Mild Infections (Such As Focal Pneumonia or asymptomatic patients
IDSA Recommendations ... (Such As Focal Pneumonia ... • Use until clinical ... #Prevention #Treatment ... #management #opportunistic
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
response preceding infection ... meningococcal, H1N1) Clinical ... Guillain-Barre Clinical ... Guillain-Barre Diagnosis ... #diagnosis #management
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
brain PRES Clinical ... Preeclampsia, Eclampsia, Infection ... : • Infection, ... Seizures: Treat with AEDs ... #diagnosis #management
Emphysematous Cystitis
Epidemiology:
 • Usually middle-aged diabetic women
 • Other RF: neurogenic bladder, urinary tract outlet obstruction,
immune compromise Clinical ... present or signs of infection ... clostridium, klebsiella pneumoniae ... KUB or abdominal ultrasound ... #management
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
importantly, bedside ultrasound ... emphasis placed on prevention ... acute coronary syndrome ... then placed on prevention ... #algorithm #management
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
myasthenia Diagnosis ... precipitated by: Drugs, infection ... immunosuppressants - Meds ... Myasthenia #Gravis #diagnosis ... #management #neurology
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome ... initiation Clinical ... cryptococcomas, cavitating pneumonia ... • Histoplasma capsulatum ... #Management